1,519 Livestock In Central Java And East Java Have Been Injected With PMK Vaccines

Veterinarians prepare to give vaccine injections to cattle with indications of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Aceh Besar in May 2022. (Antara-Ampelsa)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) recorded that 1,519 livestock in Central Java (Central Java) and East Java (Jatim) had received oral and nail disease (PMK) vaccinations.

"Until now, PMK vaccinations in East Java and Central Java have been reported to have reached 1,519 cattle that have been vaccinated and this data will continue to grow," said Head of the Ministry of Agriculture's Public Relations and Public Information Bureau, Kuntoro Boga Andri in a press statement on the latest developments in the handling of FMD in Indonesia. monitored virtually in Jakarta, Monday 20 June.

Kuntoro said that mass vaccination in West Java had also started this Monday in Pamulihan District, Sumedang Regency, and would be followed in parallel in other provinces and districts.

The Ministry of Agriculture together with local governments have prepared procedures that must be carried out in the implementation of vaccinations, such as ensuring the use of emergency PMK vaccines is on target, monitoring cases and locations of livestock to ensure vaccination is on target and on target.

Furthermore, based on the Antara report, Andri said the government had also ensured the vaccines were in good condition or not damaged, ensured that vaccinators were trained, and carried out socialization to farmers about the requirements and importance of PMK vaccination.

Kuntoro said that the implementation of vaccination is a permanent measure in controlling FMD to provide immunity to livestock against viruses. For that, Kuntoro continued, the government is targeting vaccinations to be carried out quickly and in bulk in order to achieve herd immunity in at least 80 percent of the susceptible animal population.

Based on data from the Ministry of Agriculture as of June 20, 2022, as many as 206 districts and cities in 19 provinces of Indonesia were affected by the FMD outbreak. The number of livestock infected with FMD was 211,034, with 66,582 animals that recovered, still sick or 141,342 active cases of FMD, 1,888 conditionally slaughtered, and 1,222 animals that died.

Provinces affected by FMD include East Java (83,491), West Nusa Tenggara (31,845), Aceh (25,293), Central Java (24,076), West Java (24,076), North Sumatra (8,931), DI Yogyakarta (4,902), West Sumatra (3,628), Bangka Belitung Islands (2,462).

Furthermore, West Kalimantan (1,222), Banten (1,020), Jambi (617), DKI Jakarta (610), Lampung (323), South Kalimantan (315), Riau (225), South Sumatra (207), Central Kalimantan (194) , and Bengkulu (190).